julianfkeller99's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

julianfkeller99

Swiss Student, traveling in Europe mostly. Love weird places in the nature as well as old imposing buildings.

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Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Tre

Dzitnup, Mexico

Cenote Xkeken

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

serflac

Added by serflac

Islas Marietas, Mexico

Hidden Beach

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Santiago Tepeyahualco, Mexico

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque

In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.

michaelsballard

Added by michaelsballard

Le Morne, Mauritius

Underwater 'Waterfall'

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Piran, Slovenia

Sečovlje Saltpans Natural Park

Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Parkland, British Columbia

Kiskatinaw Bridge

The first curved wooden bridge in Canada was built as part of the Alaska-Canada Highway.

Eric Christensen

Added by Eric Christensen

Churchill, Manitoba

Prince of Wales Fort

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.

brendanjcane

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Malartic, Québec

Malartic Mine

The largest open-pit gold mine in Canada.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Field, British Columbia

Spiral Tunnels at the Big Hill

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

brendanjcane

Added by brendanjcane

Dawson City, Yukon

Dawson City Museum

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Longinus Balo

Added by Longinus Balo

Terrace Bay, Ontario

Slate Islands

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

gemmatarlach

Added by gemmatarlach

Pickering, Ontario

Pickering Pedestrian Bridge

The longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world spans 14 lanes of traffic and six rail tracks, all while lighting up the night sky.

Added by staceykenny11

Rosser, Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central Railway

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Wetaskiwin, Alberta

Reynolds-Alberta Museum

An automotive, farming machinery, and aviation museum located in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.

elinar

Added by elinar

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

Earhart Airfield

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Sarah Laskow

Added by Sarah Laskow

Edmonton, Alberta

High Level Bridge

This unique bridge has been a staple across the Saskatchewan River Valley for more than 100 years.

Munringus

Added by Munringus

Daniel-Johnson Dam

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.

Rob Tallia

Added by Rob Tallia

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cape Spear Battery

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

Gavin

Kaslo, British Columbia

SS Moyie

The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."

Kergin

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Sparwood, British Columbia

The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Kergin

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Venus Silver Mine

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

Added by sonicpix